Barbra Streisand Heads Back to the Big Screen

Barbra Streisand Heads Back to the Big Screen

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - She may have given up singing in public, but Barbra Streisand (news) hasn't bowed out of the limelight altogether.

The 61-year-old performer is heading back to movie screens for the first time in eight years to play Ben Stiller (news)'s mom in a sequel to the hit comedy "Meet the Parents." A spokesman for Universal Pictures said Friday Streisand is in final negotiations for the role.

The sequel, "Meet the Fockers," is set to go into production April 5 with Jay Roach back as director. The film is slated for release on Dec. 22, the studio spokesman said.

All the principal cast members from "Meet the Parents" -- Stiller, Robert De Niro (news), Blythe Danner (news) and Teri Polo (news) -- are returning for the sequel, along with Dustin Hoffman (news), who has been cast as Stiller's father.

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More bad acting from Barbra.